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Sharp unveils $31,400, 60-inch UHD TV, 85-inchers on the way
- Boasting an "Ultra HD" resolution of 3840x2160, the 60-inch ICC Purios LC-60HQ10 will certainly turn heads -- but so will the price tag. Weighing in at a hefty $2,625,000 Yen (or about $31,400), it's obvious Sharp's latest UHD (ultra high-defintion)…
Tuesday tech deals: 40" TV $380 + deals on Blu-ray player and movies
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TigerDirect offers the Toshiba 40" 1080p HDTV for $449.99. This $70 mail-in rebate cuts it to $379.99. With free shipping, that's $9 under a deal from April and the lowest total price we could find by $39. It's also tied as the best shipped price we've ever seen for a Toshiba 40" HDTV...
Windows 8 won't support DVD, Blu-ray playback by default
- Microsoft has pounded another nail in the coffin for optical media with the revelation that it won't be including DVD playback support by default in Windows 8. With a post on the Building Windows 8 blog yesterday, the company explained…
IKEA integrates HDTV, Blu-ray and speakers into single furniture piece
- The world of consumer electronics saw an unlikely player enter the market this week, as Swedish furniture specialist IKEA announced a new all-in-one appliance that integrates an LED TV, a 2.1 sound system with wireless bass speakers, Internet capabilities, a…
Online movie streaming will overtake DVD sales this year in U.S.
- For the first time ever, more films will be watched online (legally) than purchased in the United States, according to IHS Screen Digest. The analytics firm estimates that Americans will watch 3.4 billion movies online in 2012, a figure that is considerably…
Walmart announces disc-to-digital service for DVD and Blu-ray discs
- Walmart has announced a new disc-to-digital service that will allow customers to access digital versions of DVDs and Blu-ray discs they own via a collaboration with streaming service VUDU. The movies will be available to stream anytime via Internet-connected devices…
VLC 2.0 hits RC, brings new UI and Blu-ray support for OS X
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Everyone's favorite open-source media player has reached a new milestone, delivering a bevy of new tweaks and features. The jump from v1.1.13 to v2.0.0 represents a drastic overhaul and the changelog contains nearly 17,000 characters -- more ground than we can cover here, naturally.
'Star Wars: The Complete Saga' is the best selling Blu-ray set of all time
- ‘Star Wars: The Complete Saga’ went on sale one week ago and has already earned the title of best selling catalog Blu-ray disc of all time according to Lucasfilm and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. The box set has sold…
M-Discs: Stone-like optical discs that are nearly indestructible
- LG and Millenniata, a new startup, plan to launch a new storage format with optical discs that far exceed the average life expectancy of your average optical disc, hard drive, flash storage -- or human for that matter. Whereas conventional…
Tuesday tech deals: Llano, Blu-ray-equipped notebook $525
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HP Home & Home Office offers the Pavilion dv6zqe notebook, model no. LK237AV, for $599.99. Coupon code "MULN4163" cuts it to $524.99. With free shipping, that's the lowest total price we've seen for this model with a quad-core processor by $50...
Tuesday tech deals: Lord of the Rings Trilogy on Blu-ray $20
- iNetVideo.com offers the Lord of the Rings Trilogy on Blu-ray for $19.99. With $4.95 for shipping, that's $5 under a deal from last week and the lowest total price we've seen.
DVDs, Blu-rays still more popular than streaming
- Consumers are still choosing DVDs and Blu-ray Discs (BDs) to watch movies over all other digital video options combined. Over the past three months, 77 percent of consumers reported watching a movie on a DVD or BD and they did…
Tuesday tech deals: 40" Sony Bravia with Blu-ray player $600
- Today only, Dell offers the 40" Sony Bravia 1080p HDTV with a built-in Blu-ray player for $599.99 with free shipping. That's $30 under a deal from three days ago and the lowest total price we could find by $229.
Microsoft attacks Apple for not having Blu-ray, again
- Over on the official Windows Video YouTube channel, Microsoft has posted a new PC and Mac advertisement. The rather poorly chosen title, "PC & Mac take flight -- Avatar & Windows 7," doesn't show it, but Microsoft is attacking Apple…
Exchange any DVD for discounted Blu-ray movies, TV shows
- Last year, Warner launched an initiative dubbed DVD2Blu that allowed customers to trade select DVD titles for Blu-ray versions. The studio charged $7.95 to $9.95 per exchange, and while that was generally cheaper than retail, the program was limited to…
Pioneer, Buffalo unveil BDXL-supporting Blu-ray writers
- Pioneer and Buffalo Technology have announced the world’s first Blu-ray disc burner drive for PCs compatible with the Blu-ray Disc Association’s new 128GB BDXL format announced last April. There will be two models: an external BRXL-6U2 that hooks up via…
Nvidia Forceware drivers 260.89 offer Blu-ray 3D support
- Just last week Nvidia distributed a beta version of their Forceware drivers 260.89. The main feature was support for their recently launched GeForce GT 430, and although a few other improvements were mentioned there was nothing really outstanding. This time…
Sony announces Google TV-enabled HDTVs, Blu-ray player
- We already had a pretty close idea about Sony’s planned lineup of Google TV products after last week’s leak, but today they’ve made it official with the launch of four HDTVs loaded with the web-enabled interface. The lineup will be…
Microsoft: Blu-ray is going to be passed by as a format
- Microsoft is reinforcing its stance regarding Blu-ray: even though HD DVD lost the war, the software giant is not switching to Sony's offering. Despite constant rumors about the Xbox 360 supporting the format, Microsoft continues to deny that Blu-ray is…
Zotac announces new Zbox series with Blu-ray and USB 3.0
- Zotac today announced the "world's first" (that title never gets old eh?) mini-PC with a built-in Blu-ray drive. The new Zbox addresses a small hole in the company's previous offerings, which lack integrated Blu-ray, meaning you have to buy a…
Asus ships N series notebooks with Blu-ray, Nvidia Optimus
- As reported earlier this year, Asus and Bang & Olufsen ICEpower have begun serving up two new laptops. Aimed at the premium market, the N line supposedly features superior audio quality, developed by the company's "Golden Ear" team. "Realising that…
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Sony’s potential Blu-ray successor to bring 1TB discs
- Hot on the heels of Sharp’s 100GB Blu-ray discs announcement, Sony has come out with an innovation of its own that could bring optical storage to a whole new level. Working in conjunction with researchers and engineers at Tohoku…
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